Literature
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An American storyNov 01, 2021 1:59 pm - Richard Russo was already the patron saint of small-town fiction, but with his new novel, "Bridge of Sighs" -- his first since the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Empire Falls" ...
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Britain's Doris Lessing wins 2007 Nobel Literature Prize
Nov 01, 2021 1:52 pm - STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- British writer Doris Lessing won the 2007 Nobel Prize in literature, the Swedish Academy said today, citing her "skepticism, fire and visionary powe...
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Out & AboutNov 01, 2021 1:57 pm - "Playhouse Disney Live," at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 5 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemo...
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Oprah picks 'best love story ever'
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Best SellersNov 01, 2021 1:04 pm - Fiction 1. You've Been Warned, James Patterson, Howard Roughan 2. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini 3. Dead Heat, Dick Francis, Felix Francis 4. Making Money, Te...
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Family solidityNov 01, 2021 1:04 pm - This fifth novel by the author of the much-admired "Bel Canto" is engaging, surprising, provocative and moving. Its force is diminished somewhat by a couple of extended ...
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Author appearancesNov 01, 2021 1:02 pm - • Karen Abbott, author of "Sin in the Second City," signs copies of her book at 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at Borders, 1500 16th St., Oak Brook. (630) 574-0800. • Meet veteran sports...
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Manage data, people in an organized mannerNov 01, 2021 12:26 pm - "The Rise of the Project Workforce - Managing People and Projects in a Flat World" by Rudolf Melik, John Wiley & Sons, $34.95. Much of today's supposed enterprise-solut...
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Doing things 'The Chicago Way'Nov 01, 2021 10:53 am - It is a measure of the ambition of Michael Harvey's first novel, "The Chicago Way," that we start it thinking about Dashiell Hammett and end it pondering Aeschylus. Here...
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Author appearancesNov 01, 2021 10:59 am - • Author Sherman Alexie reads and signs copies of his first book for young adults, "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian," at 7 p.m. Sept. 28 at Anderson's Bo...